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1981 Map of Falling Springs

Name: 1981 Topographic Map of Falling Springs
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1981
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1981

About this map

Falling Springs and Twin Springs anchor this agricultural and drainage landscape in Garfield County during the early 1980s. The terrain is defined by a series of steep drainages, including Willow Gulch, Breakdown Gulch, and New York Gulch, which feed into larger watercourses like Deadman Creek and Meadow Creek. The distribution of scattered Storage Bins and several Gravel Pit sites reflects a rural economy centered on dryland farming and local material extraction.

Local infrastructure is represented by a network of ridge and gulch-bottom roads, such as Kuhl Ridge Road and Wild Horse Hill Road. These routes connect family-named landmarks like Kuhl Ridge and topographical features like Horse Hill. This survey captures the region just after the mid-1970s field checks, preserving the location of vital water sources like Wild Horse Spring and various unnamed springs essential to the area's upland ranching and farming operations.